Donna M. Loring
American writer and broadcaster from the Penobscot nation
Donna M. Loring is a Penobscot author, broadcaster, and former Senior Advisor on Tribal Affairs to Janet Mills, the governor of Maine.
Early life
Loring grew up on the Penobscot Indian Island Reservation locally known as Indian Island, Maine, where she was raised by her grandmother. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Maine. She graduated from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy and, in 1984, became the police chief for the Penobscot nation, making her the Academy's first female graduate to become a police chief. From 1992 to 1997, Loring was the first female director of security at Bowdoin College. During her service in Vietnam, she was stationed at the communications center at Long Binh Army base, fifty miles north of Saigon, where she processed all casualty reports of Southeast Asia. Former Maine Governor Angus King commissioned her to honorary Colonel rank, and he appointed her as Aide de Camp to advise him on women veteran's affairs. In 1999, she was given the Mary Ann Hartman Award, which recognizes Maine women for accomplishments in the arts, politics, business, education, and community services, from the Women in Curriculum and Women's Studies Program at the University of Maine.
Political career
Maine is unique in having tribal representatives sit (in a non-voting capacity) in its state legislature. Following this tradition, which dates back to the 1800s, Loring served several terms on behalf of the Penobscots.
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